Warrior Beat

This is how you follow today’s volleyball match: http://www.gostanford.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mvolley.html?event=855503&school=stan&sport=mvolley&camefrom=&startschool=& * * * * * In a cost-cutting move last year, UH reduced the travel schedules for several sports programs. For instance, the men’s volleyball and softball teams often arrived at a Mainland site the night before a road game, often missing an opportunity to practice at the event’s venue. Apparently, there has been a change in philosophy, starting with the UH football team the past fall The Warriors left on […]

Remember Ian Scheuring? The Radford grad was an offensive lineman for Arizona State. After a couple of knee surgeries, he’s back in Hawai‘i, and enrolled at UH. He also has another year of eligibility. Will he play again? Not sure. But … * * * * * Anybody else think this is sorta … unique? Dave Shoji is a UH coach who is attending this weekend’s UH-Stanford matches in California. Two of his sons are Stanford starters. Chris McLachlin is […]

Seven Warriors, led by Colt Brennan, were named to the WAC’s All-Decade team, as voted by fans: http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204868649 * * * * * In a text message to the Warrior Beat, former UH linebacker Blaze Soares wrote that he has been invited to play in Texas vs. The Nation all-star game Feb. 6 in the Sun  Bowl in El Paso. By the way, he will be playing for The Nation. Soares has been training fulltime at the Triple Threat Performance […]

Associate head football coach Rich Miano is today’s guest on the Warrior Beat Show, which will begin at about 12:30 p.m. Miano will answer questions posed on this blog and the show’s Cover It Live Section. Please join us. * * * * * Ran into Rodney Bradley yesterday. He is walking without crutches or a limp, and although he should be healthy for spring training, a more reasonable timetable  is the start of training camp. Here he is striking […]

The Warriors are ranked No. 8 in this week’s AVCA volleyball poll, a jump of four spaces following victories over top-ranked Southern California and Ohio State. Not saying UH should be higher, but does USC still deserve to be No. 1 after losing to UH in four sets? 1. Southern California (2-1) 2. Cal State Northridge (3-0) 3. Stanford (0-0) (Tie) UC Irvine (3-1) 5. Brigham Young (2-1) 6. Penn State (2-1) 7. Pepperdine (0-1) 8. Hawai‘i (2-1) 9. Long […]

Wideout Darius Bright of City College of San Franciso told the Warrior Beat he has accepted a UH scholarship offer. Bright is 6 feet 5, 225 pounds and capable of running 40 yards in about 4.5 seconds. He will enroll at UH this coming week, and participate in the offseason conditioning program and spring practice. CCSF coach George Rush said Bright also was being recruited by Oklahoma. Bright missed two games in 2009 because of migraines. In eight games, he […]

Former UH running back/quarterback Inoke Funaki has been named a graduate assistant. He fills the spot vacated when Craig Stutzmann left at the start of the 2009 season. UH still is seeking to replace Mike Smith, who was a GA for defense last year. * * * * * No UH player is on the initial invitation list for  the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. A second wave of invitations will go out in two weeks, after the deadline for […]

Still feeling sorry for Craig James? According to this report from the Idaho Statesman, James, an ESPN analyst, picked Boise State No. 7 in the final Associated Press poll. http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2010/01/08/bmurphy/how_did_broncos_ended_no_4 James has never shown much love for the non-BCS teams — strange, given that his alma mater (Southern Methodist) is a member of a non-BCS conference. He was one of UH’s most vocal critics during the Warriors’ 12-0 regular season. Aside from that, it’s surprising he is given a vote […]